The future is completely open and we are writing it moment to moment.
PEMA CHODRONWhatever happens in your life, joyful or painful, do not be swept away by reactivity. Be patient with yourself and don’t lose your sense of perspective.
More Pema Chodron Quotes
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All the wars, all the hatred, all the ignorance in the world come out of being so invested in our opinions.
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We work on ourselves in order to help others, but also we help others in order to work on ourselves.
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The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.
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When we are willing to stay even a moment with uncomfortable energy, we gradually learn not to fear it.
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Openness doesn’t come from resisting our fears but rather from getting to know them well.
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Deep down in the human spirit, there is a reservoir of courage. It is always available, always waiting to be discovered.
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Never give up on yourself. Then you will never give up on others.
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Things falling apart is a kind of testing and also a kind of healing.
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The central question of a warrior’s training is not how we avoid uncertainty and fear but how we relate to discomfort.
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Usually we think that brave people have no fear. The truth is that they are intimate with fear.
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Treat yourself as your own beloved child.
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I can’t overestimate the importance of accepting ourselves exactly as we are right now, not as we wish we were or think we ought to be.
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The best spiritual instruction is when you wake up in the morning and say, ‘I wonder what’s going to happen today.’ And then carry that kind of curiosity through your life.
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Each person’s life is like a mandala – a vast, limitless circle. We stand in the center of our own circle, and everything we see, hear and think forms the mandala of our life … everything that shows up in your mandala is a vehicle for your awakening.
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You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.
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